JCAHPO 11TH EDITION PRACTICE
EXAM COA QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WHAT WOULD YOU RECORD AS VISUAL ACUITY OF A PERSON WHO IS ABLE TO
CLEARLY SEE AN OBJECT AT 20 FEET THAT CAN BE SEEN AT 60 FEET BY THE
PERSON WITH NO REFRACTIVE ERROR? - ANSWER-20/60
WHAT DOES THE NUMERATOR STAND FOR IN THE 20/20 NOTATION? -
ANSWER-DISTANCE FROM THE PATIENT'S EYES TO CHART
WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING THE SNELLEN CHART - ANSWER-THE
NORMAL EYE CAN DISTINGUISH TWO POINTS SEPARATED BY AN ANGLE OF 5
MINUTES OF ARC.
WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP IF YOUR PATIENT IS UNABLE TO READ THE LARGEST
LETTER ON THE SNELLEN CHART? - ANSWER-ASK THE PATIENT TO COUNT
FINGERS
AT WHAT AGE WOULD YOU EXPECT AN INFANT TO START REACHING FOR
TOYS? - ANSWER-4-6 MONTHS
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON WAY TO RECORD VISUAL ACUITY IN INFANTS
AND PREVERBAL CHILDREN? - ANSWER-CSM
THE AMSLER GRID IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE VISUAL FIELD DEFIENCIES IN
HOW MANY DEGREES OF CENTRAL VISION? - ANSWER-20 DEGREES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IS NOT HEREDITARY? - ANSWER-
CONJUNCTIVITIS
WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING DOCUMENTING THE PATIENTS
COMPLAINTS? - ANSWER-YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT TO USE THE PATIENTS
EXACT WORDS
WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK A PATIENT THAT COMPLAINS OF
"RED EYE"? - ANSWER-DO YOU HAVE BLURRED VISION?
WHAT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES AN UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE
ERROR? - ANSWER-ASTHENOPIA
IN WHAT CONDITION WILL THE PATIENT DESCRIBE SYMPTOMS OF A RED AND
IRRITATED EYE? - ANSWER-CONJUNCTIVITIS
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST QUALIFIES AS A CHIEF COMPLAINT? -
ANSWER-EYE FATIGUE
WHICH COMMON FAMILIAL OCULAR DISORDER SHOULD YOU RECORD DURING
A PATIENTS HISTORY? - ANSWER-KERATOCONUS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS REQUIRES PROMPT ATTENTION? -
ANSWER-SUDDEN VISION LOSS
AFTER INTRODUCTIONS TO THE PATIENT, WHAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST ITEMS
THAT SHOULD BE OBTAINED AS PART OF HISTORY TAKING? - ANSWER-CHIEF
COMPLAINT
IN WHAT CONDITION IS POTENTIAL ACUITY METER A USEFUL TEST? -
ANSWER-CATARACTS
NEAR VISION CHARTS SHOULD BE HELD HOW MANY INCHES FROM THE EYE? -
ANSWER-14- 16
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN VISUAL
ACUITY OF A PATIENT WITH AN UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR? -
ANSWER-PINHOLE OCCLUDAR
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DISTANCE USED FOR ASSESSING DISTANCE
ACUITY? - ANSWER-20 FEET
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR AN AREA OF COMPLETE OR PARTIAL BLINDNESS IN
AN OTHERWISE NORMAL VISUAL FIELD? - ANSWER-SCOTOMA
VISUAL FIELD LOSS DUE TO OPTIC NERVE CUPPING IS RELATED TO WHICH
CONDITION? - ANSWER-GLAUCOMA
WHAT TYPE OF PERIMETRY TECHNIQUE INVOLVES A MOVING TARGET? -
ANSWER-KINETIC
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A SCOTOMA THAT IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NASAL
OR TEMPORAL TO FIXATION? - ANSWER-PARACENTRAL
WHAT IS THE MOST WIDELY USED METHOD OF VISUAL FIELD SCREENING
THAT REQUIRES NO SPECIAL EQUIPMENT? - ANSWER-CONFRONTATION
TESTING
WHAT TYPE OF PATIENTS UNIFORMLY REQUIRE A THRESHOLD 24- DEGREE
CENTRAL FIELD TEST? - ANSWER-GLAUCOMA
EXAM COA QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WHAT WOULD YOU RECORD AS VISUAL ACUITY OF A PERSON WHO IS ABLE TO
CLEARLY SEE AN OBJECT AT 20 FEET THAT CAN BE SEEN AT 60 FEET BY THE
PERSON WITH NO REFRACTIVE ERROR? - ANSWER-20/60
WHAT DOES THE NUMERATOR STAND FOR IN THE 20/20 NOTATION? -
ANSWER-DISTANCE FROM THE PATIENT'S EYES TO CHART
WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING THE SNELLEN CHART - ANSWER-THE
NORMAL EYE CAN DISTINGUISH TWO POINTS SEPARATED BY AN ANGLE OF 5
MINUTES OF ARC.
WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP IF YOUR PATIENT IS UNABLE TO READ THE LARGEST
LETTER ON THE SNELLEN CHART? - ANSWER-ASK THE PATIENT TO COUNT
FINGERS
AT WHAT AGE WOULD YOU EXPECT AN INFANT TO START REACHING FOR
TOYS? - ANSWER-4-6 MONTHS
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON WAY TO RECORD VISUAL ACUITY IN INFANTS
AND PREVERBAL CHILDREN? - ANSWER-CSM
THE AMSLER GRID IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE VISUAL FIELD DEFIENCIES IN
HOW MANY DEGREES OF CENTRAL VISION? - ANSWER-20 DEGREES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IS NOT HEREDITARY? - ANSWER-
CONJUNCTIVITIS
WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING DOCUMENTING THE PATIENTS
COMPLAINTS? - ANSWER-YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT TO USE THE PATIENTS
EXACT WORDS
WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK A PATIENT THAT COMPLAINS OF
"RED EYE"? - ANSWER-DO YOU HAVE BLURRED VISION?
WHAT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES AN UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE
ERROR? - ANSWER-ASTHENOPIA
IN WHAT CONDITION WILL THE PATIENT DESCRIBE SYMPTOMS OF A RED AND
IRRITATED EYE? - ANSWER-CONJUNCTIVITIS
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST QUALIFIES AS A CHIEF COMPLAINT? -
ANSWER-EYE FATIGUE
WHICH COMMON FAMILIAL OCULAR DISORDER SHOULD YOU RECORD DURING
A PATIENTS HISTORY? - ANSWER-KERATOCONUS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS REQUIRES PROMPT ATTENTION? -
ANSWER-SUDDEN VISION LOSS
AFTER INTRODUCTIONS TO THE PATIENT, WHAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST ITEMS
THAT SHOULD BE OBTAINED AS PART OF HISTORY TAKING? - ANSWER-CHIEF
COMPLAINT
IN WHAT CONDITION IS POTENTIAL ACUITY METER A USEFUL TEST? -
ANSWER-CATARACTS
NEAR VISION CHARTS SHOULD BE HELD HOW MANY INCHES FROM THE EYE? -
ANSWER-14- 16
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN VISUAL
ACUITY OF A PATIENT WITH AN UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR? -
ANSWER-PINHOLE OCCLUDAR
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DISTANCE USED FOR ASSESSING DISTANCE
ACUITY? - ANSWER-20 FEET
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR AN AREA OF COMPLETE OR PARTIAL BLINDNESS IN
AN OTHERWISE NORMAL VISUAL FIELD? - ANSWER-SCOTOMA
VISUAL FIELD LOSS DUE TO OPTIC NERVE CUPPING IS RELATED TO WHICH
CONDITION? - ANSWER-GLAUCOMA
WHAT TYPE OF PERIMETRY TECHNIQUE INVOLVES A MOVING TARGET? -
ANSWER-KINETIC
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A SCOTOMA THAT IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NASAL
OR TEMPORAL TO FIXATION? - ANSWER-PARACENTRAL
WHAT IS THE MOST WIDELY USED METHOD OF VISUAL FIELD SCREENING
THAT REQUIRES NO SPECIAL EQUIPMENT? - ANSWER-CONFRONTATION
TESTING
WHAT TYPE OF PATIENTS UNIFORMLY REQUIRE A THRESHOLD 24- DEGREE
CENTRAL FIELD TEST? - ANSWER-GLAUCOMA
